BCA worked with the Village of Castorland to bring its wastewater collection and treatment facilities into compliance with its State Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (SPDES) Permit. BCA performed a complete inspection of the collection system to verify the suspected I&I and to recommend improvements to fix the most obvious sources. These improvements across the collection system have resulted in a wet weather flow reduction of approximately 30%. The treatment facility now uses a new aerated lagoon system.

BCA worked with the Town of Inlet on the design and construction of a new wastewater collection and treatment facility in its hamlet.  The majority of residents and businesses previously discharged their sewage into septic systems that reportedly were discharging directly to surface waters or indirectly through groundwater into the Fulton Chain of Lakes.  A new treatment facility with a sequencing batch reactor utilizing UV disinfection and collection system was built in 2014.

ACEC NEW YORK PLATINUM AWARD FOR EXCELLENCE IN 2011 BCA worked with the Town of Windsor to design and construct a new wastewater collection and treatment facility. The creative funding package required to complete this project included over $3,000,000 in grant sources from USDA Rural Development, Appalachian Regional Commission, NYS Financial Assistance to Business Grant, and local Government Efficiency grants, as well as $7,000,000 in low interest loans through USDA Rural Development and the Clean Water State Revolving Fund Program.

BCA worked with the Village of Deferiet on the completion of a comprehensive study to determine the feasibility of a joint water system improvement project. BCA assisted the Villages in securing a $2 million grant and 0% interest loan from the NYS EFC DWSRF program. A $622,000 grant from USDA Rural Development and $400,000 grant from the Local Government Efficiency Programs were also secured to complete the needed improvements. The joint project involved the construction of a shared glass-lined elevated tank to serve both the Village of Deferiet and the Village of Herrings (now the Town of Wilna).

2011 APWA ENVIRONMENTAL PROJECT OF THE YEAR BCA has been working with Sackets Harbor since 1970. BCA designed significant upgrades to their Wastewater Treatment Plant, constructing a new sequencing batch reactor plant and also incorporating a belt filter press for sludge management.  The new plant has fine bubble diffusers, premium efficient motors, drives, and blowers and has the ability to handle up to 2.8 MGD for daily peak flows.  The project included UV disinfection, solar arrays to operate the plant, and a new lift station and force main.

BCA worked with the Village of Philadelphia on an upgrade to the collection system, and the replacement of the WWTF with a new Sequencing Batch Reactor (SBR) Plant. To maximize funding, the $7.7M project was split into two equal phases. Total project funding included a $500,000 USDA RD Grant, $2,000,000 NYS EFC Principal Forgiveness Grant, and a $5,200,000 NYS EFC 0% Interest Loan.

In 2018, the Town of Colton approached BCA Architects & Engineers (BCA), requesting assistance with securing funding for the design and construction of a new salt storage facility. BCA assisted the Town with completing and submitting a Consolidated Funding Application (CFA) to NYSDEC for grant funding through the Water Quality Improvements Project (WQIP) program. In December of 2018, the Town was awarded a $421,500 grant and retained BCA to assist the Town through the design, bidding, and construction phases of the project. In 2019, BCA and the Town completed an analysis of various building construction types and sizes, as well as alternative siting locations on the Town’s existing highway facility parcel. At that time, the Town was not interested in a steel-supported membrane roof structure (fabric-covered building) and was only considering traditional wood-frame construction. After a lengthy study phase, a final site was selected and the Town authorized BCA to advance the design of a wood-framed building late in 2019. Shortly thereafter, the COVID-19 pandemic caused a global shut down and it was not until June 2021 when the project was finally advertised for construction bids. Supply chain issues and inflation at this time were extraordinary! This was especially true in the lumber industry, and the bid prices received reflected this. Due to inflated bid prices, the Town threw out all bids and planned on rebidding at a later point when pricing had subsided. Another cost savings measure the Town wanted to incorporate was a bid alternate which included construction of a fabric-covered building instead of a wood-framed building. In May 2022, BCA assisted the Town with rebidding the project with both a wood-framed and a fabric-covered building bid alternate. Bid prices received were much more favorable than the original bid, and the Town selected the wood-framed alternate and awarded the project. Construction of the building started on July 5, 2022 and was completed on August 29, 2022. The Town came in after that and completed a majority of the final site work, and filled the building for use during the 2022 – 2023 season. The final Total Project Cost was $800,000, almost $50,000 less than budgeted in 2018! BCA provided professional engineering, architectural, and surveying services throughout the design, bidding, and construction phases of this project, as well as a full time, onsite Resident Project Representative throughout construction.

BCA worked with the Village of Philadelphia on the beautification of an existing pedestrian bridge and the creation of a Village Park at Gateway Island.

BCA has been working with the Village of Cape Vincent since 1970 and most recently designed the new $9,600,000 wastewater collection and treatment facilities improvement project. The collection facilities improvements consisted of replacing selected sections of existing sanitary gravity sewer mains and replacing existing deteriorated lift stations with new pumping stations and force mains. The project was financed by a $2,000,000 NYSEFC Principal Forgiveness Grant, a $1,700,000 USDA Rural Development grant, a $100,000 loan, and a $5,800,000 interest-free NYSEFC loan.

BCA has been working with the Village of Sackets Harbor since 1970. The most recent project work included the utility design to separate the water and sanitary mains and re-use the rook old trench for storm mains. This utility reconstruction planning included a streetscape design with an enhanced sidewalk design reaching from the waterfront to the restaurant district and provided the basis for the long-planned Market Square Park. The Market Square Park included 4,000 linear feet of sidewalk, street lighting, and blocks of additional granite paving and new street paving.